Ethiopia Gelcha Kindu Anaerobic Black Honey
| Harvest Season | 2025/26 | Status | Spot |
|---|---|
| Lot Number | P8003292-3 |
| Warehouse | Liverpool, UK |
About This Coffee
Growing Coffee in Ethiopia
While there are likely many undiscovered wild varieties of Arabica in the formative forests of the south and west, there are also more documented varieties of arabica coffee in Ethiopia than all other coffee origins combined.
These broadly fall into two categories. First are those studied and bred by the Jimma Agricultural Research Centre (JARC varieties). There have been a total of 40 JARC varieties developed and released across Ethiopia’s growing regions since the 1970s. Second are those known as Regional Landraces, local selections of Ethiopia’s wild forest coffee which have been passed down by farmers over generations and which in recent decades, have been catalogued by researched. At least 130 such indigenous varieties are known by name.
The varieties grown for this lot are JARC 74110, 74112 and 74165.
The Process
For this anaerobic black honey process, ripe cherries are selectively harvested and carefully sorted before de-pulping, with approximately 90% of the mucilage retained. The coffee then undergoes a 72 hour anaerobic fermentation in sealed tanks, after which it is dried slowly on shaded, raised beds. During this time it is regularly turned to promote even drying to a moisture content of 10-12% before resting, milling and grading.
- Subregion Gediyo, Gedeb
- Producer Type Small Holder Farmers
- Wet Mill Gelcha Kindu
- Processing Honey
- Processing Description Anaerobic black honey
- Bag Types Grain Pro / Ecotact
- Plant Species Arabica
- Variety Ethiopia Heirloom
- Min Growing Altitude 2100m
- Max Growing Altitude 2350m
- Screen Size 14 Up
- On Sale No
- Top Lot Yes
- Status Spot
- Coffee Grade ETH CA NAT YIRG G1
- CTRM Contract Number P8003292-3
- Origin Ethiopia
- Warehouse Covoya Nano